Autumn at Ashburton

WOW! What an incredible Fall Festival!  It was so great to see so many families and kids come together for fun! 

We want to send a HUGE thank you to everyone who volunteered their time, energy, and creativity to make this year's Ashburton's Fall Festival possible! From Friday night's set up crew, to our station volunteers, Haunted Hallway actors, and everyone who stayed to help clean up, we cannot thank you enough.  

Many, many thanks to Kim Callis, chair of the Fall Festival. She is remarkably organized and creative. Her meticulous spreadsheets and detailed planning truly paid off, giving us a wonderful, fun-filled day that raised significant funds for the PTA. She worked tirelessly to ensure every detail was covered, resulting in an amazing event.

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU to our ADULT volunteers!  We truly cannot emphasize how much your help meant.  Without adult volunteers an event of this scale SIMPLY CANNOT take place.  Adult participation is critical to making the Fall Festival. and other PTA events, happen. From taking on the heavy lifting (literally) to jumping in where an extra set of hands was needed, your time, dedication, and willingness to step up made all the difference.  We are incredibly grateful to each and every one of you. 

To our student volunteers, thank you for your energy, enthusiasm, and hard work.  You were such an important part of making the day a success.

Finally, a special thank you to our Fall Festival sponsors - RISE, Ledo Pizza, Village Edu, Home Depot, Whole Foods, and YMCA

This was a massive event with many moving parts, and it truly took a village to pull it all together.  If you saw something you would improve upon or want to try next year, then please do not hesitate to lend a hand- HELP IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED. 

We hope everyone had as much as fun as we did seeing the school community come together! 

Thank you for making this year's Fall Festival so special!

Upcoming Events 

Literati Book Fair, November 9-13th

Believe it or not, it’s time again for the Literati Book Fair!! The Book Fair will run from Nov 9-13, with Family Shopping Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 3-6 p.m.

Here’s what you can do NOW to get ready: 

1. Be the first to sign up to volunteer. The classroom visit schedule will be posted when it is ready. In the meantime, consider signing up for a Thursday or Friday slot, when students can shop the bookstore on their own.

2. Set up, or add funds to, your child’s Literati Gift Card. Literati Gift Cards can be used in person or online to shop the book fair:

- Set up a Literati gift card for your child here.

- Select “For a student to use at the fair”

- Enter “Ashburton Elementary” in the school search field. Note! There are two Ashburton Elementary Schools in the database. Make sure you select Ashburton Elementary in Bethesda. 

- Include your child’s teacher’s name in the “who is their educator” field so we can find their name in their classroom list.

- If you set up a Literati Gift Card for the last fair, you can log into your Literati Store account to check your remaining balance and add funds.

3. Shop the online book fair now! You can visit Ashburton’s online book fair for books and games, and from now until Nov 13, Ashburton will earn rewards at the same level as at the in-person book fair. 

Questions? Please contact Rebecca Mellema at rebecca.mellema@gmail.com

Food for Fuel! Support Snacks for All Students!

Nearly a quarter of Ashburton's star students may not have access to a snack from home. The PTA is dedicated to filling this gap and supply the needed snacks - about 200 per school day - to ensure that no child goes without. But we need your help to make this possible!  Please consider donating snacks by using this Sign-Up or donating to the Food for Fuel fund! 

Shop Minted & Support Ashburton!

Shop Minted and support Ashburton at the same time! When you purchase holiday cards, stationery, address labels, or gifts through Minted, you’ll receive 20% off, and 10% of every purchase will be donated back to Ashburton!

How to participate:

1. Shop at Minted.com
2. Create your holiday cards, gifts, stationery, or address labels.
3. Enter code FUNDRAISEAESPTC at checkout.
4. Save 20% while giving 10% back to Ashburton!

School Store Dates By Grade:

Reach out with Questions!

If you have any questions about PTA membership, upcoming events, volunteering, or anything else, please reach out to info@ashburtonpta.org.